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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-8045DN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-6490CW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 5identical
  • 49known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 20 ppm
    • 35 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 20 cpm
    • 23 cpm
  • Maximum scan resolution
    • 9600 x 9600 DPI
    • 19200 x 19200 DPI
  • Input colour depth
    • 48 bit
    • 24 bit

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A

Brother

DCP-8045DN multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-8045DN

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B

Brother

MFC-6490CW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

Model MFC-6490CW

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs20 ppm35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one28 ppm
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs20 cpm23 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one20 cpm
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Scanning2 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers9600 x 9600 DPI19200 x 19200 DPI
Input colour depthDiffers48 bit24 bit
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one600 x 2400 DPI
Scanner featuresKnown for oneScan to e-mail/OCR/Image/File
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoMono faxing
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one100 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Digital senderNoNo
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Country of originChinaChina
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one400 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneEnvelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA3, A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB4, B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Folio, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneC5, DL
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one64 - 105 g/m²
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one64 - 220 gsm
Maximum print sizeKnown for one210 x 297 mm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersParallelUSB 2.0
USB portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Embedded web serverKnown for oneNo
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB64 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneYes
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Designidentical
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one8.38 cm (3.3")
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs1090 W29 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs85 W4.5 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one14 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers628 mm655 mm
DepthDiffers575 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers567 mm600 mm
WeightDiffers19.7 kg15.7 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers23.1 kg20.9 kg
Other features2 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100 BaseTX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs532 x 444 x 469 mm540 x 488 x 323 mm
All-in-one functionsKnown for oneCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersPrint, ScanCopy, Print, Scan
EmulationsKnown for oneGDI
Network readyKnown for oneYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Wireless technologyKnown for one802.11 b/g
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 98/Me/2000/NT4.0/XP Macintosh OS 8.6/9.x/10.1/10.2.1 or greater
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one567 x 628 x 575 mm
I/O portsKnown for onePC Connection Port IEEE1284 Parallel Cable Port Power Port Networking Port
Compatible ink types, suppliesKnown for oneTN-3030 - Toner (up to 3,500 pages @ 5% coverage). TN-3060 - Toner (up to 6,700 A4 pages @ 5% coverage). DR-3000 - Drum (up to 20,000 pages @ 1 page per job)
Duplex print optionsKnown for oneYes
Standard media sizesKnown for oneA4/LTR/LGL/B5/A5/B6/A6/EXE

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